India to send 4 ministers to countries neighbouring Ukraine for evacuations
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: Signalling an expeditious mission to bring back stranded students and other Indians from Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday decided to send senior ministers as special envoys to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation process. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting on Monday morning to discuss the evacuation plan for Indians stuck in Ukraine. “Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hardeep Puri, Kiren Rijiju and General VK Singh to travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation mission and help students. The decision to send senior ministers as special envoys also comes after video clips of some border forces aggressively confronting and manhandling Indian students surfaced on social media.